Allow pytest to be run locally

conftest.py

+"""
+Set up for running pytest
+
+Pytest is faster than running `./manage.py test` since it will not create a
+database. If a test has database dependencies, that test will not pass.
+"""
+import django
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config):
+    print("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
+    print("! WARNING: Not all tests pass with pytest. Pytest does not create a !\n"
+          "! database. If a test has database dependencies, that test will not !\n"
+          "! pass.                                                             !")
+    print("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
+
+    django.setup()

docs/test_ecommerce.rst

@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ these models, which are used for multi-tenancy.
       ecommerce.courses.tests.test_utils --settings=ecommerce.settings.test
       --with-ignore-docstrings --logging-level=DEBUG
 
+* To run tests without creating a database (i.e. really fast), use pytest.
+  If a test has a database dependency, the test will not pass.
+
+  .. code-block:: bash
+
+      $ pytest path_to_test
 
 JavaScript Unit Tests
 **********************

ecommerce/tests/mixins.py

@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ class SiteMixin(object):
         domain = 'testserver.fake'
         self.client = self.client_class(SERVER_NAME=domain)
 
+        Partner.objects.all().delete()
         Site.objects.all().delete()
         self.site_configuration = SiteConfigurationFactory(
             from_email='from@example.com',

pytest.ini

+[pytest]
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = ecommerce.settings.test
+testpaths = ecommerce